Garry Wills

Garry Wills

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What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters was the most recently released book by Garry Wills, on October 3rd, 2017.

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Garry Wills Stats: The highest rated book by Garry Wills on Book Notification is What Paul Meant, a Non-Fiction book. The second-highest rated book is What Jesus Meant, a Non-Fiction book.

The most read book by Garry Wills on Book Notification is What Paul Meant, a Non-Fiction book. The second most read book is What Jesus Meant, a Non-Fiction book.

Below is a complete list of Garry Wills books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Chesterton: Man and Mask
1961
2
Animals of the Bible
1962
3
Politics and Catholic freedom
1964
4
Roman Culture, Weapons and Man
1966
5
The Second Civil War
1968
6
Nixon Agonistes
1969
7
Bare Ruined Choirs
1972
8
Values Americans Live By
1973
9
Inventing America
1978
10
Confessions of a Conservative
1979
11
At Button's
1979
12
Explaining America: The Federalist
1981
13
The Kennedy Imprisonment
1982
14
Lead Time: A Journalist's Education
1983
15
The Kennedys: A Shattered Illusion
1983
16
Cincinnatus: George Washington and the Enlightenment
1984
17
George Washington and the Enlightenment
1985
18
Reagan's America: Innocents at Home
1986
19
The Winning of the White House
1988
20
Under God
1990
21
Lincoln at Gettysburg
1992
22
Jack Ruby
1994
23
Certain Trumpets: The Nature of Leadership
1994
24
Witches and Jesuits: Shakespeare's Macbeth
1995
25
John Wayne's America: The Politics of Celebrity
1997
26
A Necessary Evil
1999
27
Papal Sin: Structures of Deceit
2000
28
Venice: Lion City: The Religion of Empire
2001
29
Why I Am A Catholic
2002
30
Mr. Jefferson's University
2002
31
James Madison
2002
32
Saint Augustine's Memory
2002
33
Negro President: Jefferson and the Slave Power
2003
34
Saint Augustine's Sin
2003
35
Saint Augustine's Conversion
2004
36
The Rosary
2005
37
Henry Adams and the Making of America
2005
38
10
What Paul Meant
2006
39
10
What Jesus Meant
2006
40
Bush's Fringe Government
2006
41
Head and Heart: American Christianities
2007
42
What the Gospels Meant
2008
43
10
Bomb Power
2010
44
Outside Looking In
2010
45
Rome and Rhetoric: Shakespeare's Julius Caesar
2011
46
Verdi's Shakespeare: Men of the Theater
2011
47
Font of Life
2012
48
Why Priests?: A Failed Tradition
2013
49
The Future of the Catholic Church with Pope Francis
2015
50
What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters
2017

List of Lives of Great Religious Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Augustine's Confessions
2011
2
The Tibetan Book of the Dead (By: Donald S. Lopez Jr.)
The Tibetan Book of the Dead (By: Donald S. Lopez Jr.)
2011
3
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's Letters and Papers from Prison (By: Martin E. Marty)
2011
4
The Book of Mormon (By: Paul C. Gutjahr)
The Book of Mormon (By: Paul C. Gutjahr)
2012
5
The I Ching: A Biography (By: Richard J. Smith)
The I Ching: A Biography (By: Richard J. Smith)
2012
6
The Book of Genesis (By: Ronald Hendel)
The Book of Genesis (By: Ronald Hendel)
2012
7
The Dead Sea Scrolls (By: John J. Collins)
The Dead Sea Scrolls (By: John J. Collins)
2012
8
The Book of Common Prayer (By: Alan Jacobs)
2013
9
The Book of Job (By: Mark Larrimore)
The Book of Job (By: Mark Larrimore)
2013
10
Thomas Aquinas's Summa Theologiae (By: Bernard McGinn)
2014
11
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali (By: David Gordon White)
The Yoga Sutra of Patanjali (By: David Gordon White)
2014
12
The Bhagavad Gita (By: Richard H. Davis)
The Bhagavad Gita (By: Richard H. Davis)
2014
13
C. S. Lewis's Mere Christianity (By: George M. Marsden)
2016
14
John Calvin's Institutes of the Christian Religion (By: Bruce Gordon)
2016
15
The Lotus Sūtra (By: Donald S. Lopez Jr.)
The Lotus Sūtra (By: Donald S. Lopez Jr.)
2016
16
The Koran in English (By: Bruce B. Lawrence)
The Koran in English (By: Bruce B. Lawrence)
2017
17
The Talmud (By: Barry Scott Wimpfheimer)
The Talmud (By: Barry Scott Wimpfheimer)
2018
18
The Book of Revelation (By: Timothy Beal)
The Book of Revelation (By: Timothy Beal)
2018
19
The Book of Exodus (By: Joel S. Baden)
The Book of Exodus (By: Joel S. Baden)
2019
20
The Life of Saint Teresa of Avila (By: Carlos Eire)
2019
21
The Song of Songs (By: Ilana Pardes)
The Song of Songs (By: Ilana Pardes)
2019
22
Josephus's The Jewish War (By: Martin Goodman)
Josephus's The Jewish War (By: Martin Goodman)
2019
23
The Passover Haggadah (By: Vanessa L. Ochs)
The Passover Haggadah (By: Vanessa L. Ochs)
2020
24
The Jefferson Bible (By: Peter Manseau)
2020
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List of Penguin Lives Books in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Abraham Lincoln (By: Thomas Keneally)
1960
2
Mao Zedong: A Life (By: Jonathan D. Spence)
Mao Zedong: A Life (By: Jonathan D. Spence)
1999
3
Mozart: A Life (By: Peter Gay)
Mozart: A Life (By: Peter Gay)
1999
4
Marcel Proust (By: Edmund White)
1999
5
Crazy Horse (By: Larry McMurtry)
1999
6
Saint Augustine
1999
7
James Joyce (By: Edna O'Brien)
1999
8
Rosa Parks (By: Douglas Brinkley)
2000
9
Virginia Woolf (By: Nigel Nicolson)
Virginia Woolf (By: Nigel Nicolson)
2000
10
Woodrow Wilson (By: Louis Auchincloss)
Woodrow Wilson (By: Louis Auchincloss)
2000
11
Herman Melville (By: Elizabeth Hardwick)
Herman Melville (By: Elizabeth Hardwick)
2000
12
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)
Leonardo da Vinci: A Life (By: Sherwin B. Nuland)
2000
13
Dante (By: R.W.B. Lewis)
Dante (By: R.W.B. Lewis)
2001
14
Jane Austen: A Life (By: Carol Shields)
2001
15
Buddha (By: Karen Armstrong)
2001
16
Simone Weil (By: Francine du Plessix Gray)
Simone Weil (By: Francine du Plessix Gray)
2001
17
Andy Warhol: A Biography (By: Wayne Koestenbaum)
Andy Warhol: A Biography (By: Wayne Koestenbaum)
2001
18
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life (By: Marshall Frady)
Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Life (By: Marshall Frady)
2001
19
Joseph Smith (By: Robert V. Remini)
2002
20
Winston Churchill: A Life (By: John Keegan)
2002
21
Pope John XXIII (By: Thomas Cahill)
2002
22
Charles Dickens (By: Jane Smiley)
2002
23
Elvis Presley (By: Bobbie Ann Mason)
2002
24
Saint Therese of Lisieux (By: Kathryn Harrison)
2003
25
Robert E. Lee (By: Roy Blount Jr.)
Robert E. Lee (By: Roy Blount Jr.)
2003
26
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life (By: Ada Louise Huxtable)
Frank Lloyd Wright: A Life (By: Ada Louise Huxtable)
2004
27
George Herbert Walker Bush (By: Tom Wicker)
2004
28
Napoleon (By: Paul Johnson)
2006
29
Julia Child (By: Laura Shapiro)
2007
30
Joan of Arc (By: Mary Gordon)
Joan of Arc (By: Mary Gordon)
2008
31
Martin Luther (By: Martin E. Marty)
Martin Luther (By: Martin E. Marty)
2008
32
Branch Rickey: A Life (By: Jimmy Breslin)
Branch Rickey: A Life (By: Jimmy Breslin)
2011
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List of Garry Wills Anthologies in Publication Order

# ReadTitle Avg. Year Book Link
1
Performance and Reality
1989
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Garry Wills: Biography

Garry Wills was born on May 22nd, 1934 and is currently 89 years old. Garry Wills was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

Garry Wills is probably best known for his Non-Fiction Books. There are currently 50 books available. The first was released in 1961 with the novel Chesterton: Man and Mask. The most recently released novel was What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters which was released in 2017. There are no upcoming non-fiction books by Garry at this time.

Garry Wills has also written the Penguin Lives series which has 32 books including Abraham Lincoln and Mao Zedong: A Life.

Garry Wills: Awards & Accolades

Garry Wills won the St. Louis Literary Award, Distinguished Figure in Literature, in 2004.

Garry Wills: F.A.Q

When was Garry Wills Born? How old is Garry Wills?

Garry Wills was born on May 22nd, 1934. Garry Wills is currently 89 years old.

Where was Garry Wills Born?

Garry Wills was born in Atlanta, Georgia.

What awards has Garry Wills won?

Garry Wills has won the following awards: Distinguished Figure in Literature at the St. Louis Literary Award (2004).

What was the first book Garry Wills wrote?

The first novel written by Garry Wills was Chesterton: Man and Mask, published in 1961.

What was the most recent book Garry Wills wrote?

His most recently released work was What the Qur'an Meant: And Why It Matters on October 3rd, 2017.

Will there be any more books by Garry Wills?

Garry Wills does not have any upcoming novels with a set publication date within the next few months at this time.

How many books has Garry Wills written?

Garry Wills has written 52 books. 50 books in the Non-Fiction Books, 1 book in the Lives of Great Religious Books Series, 1 book in the Penguin Lives Series.

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